Tex Mex Beef Pot Roast With Corn Chipotle Cilantro Mashed Potato Food

TEX-MEX BEEF POT ROAST (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Place beef roast in 6 qt crock pot.
• Add kidney beans, diced tomatoes, all seasonings and water.
• Set crock pot on high for 6 hours (if thawed) to 7 hours (when frozen).
• Add corn niblets and allow to heat for 5 minutes.
• Find and discard both bay leaves. Use a slotted spoon to drain liquid and serve. Can be eaten in flour tortillas if completely drained.
• Serves 10 4-ounce servings of meat.

TEX-MEX MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Make Chunky Red Mash; add 1/2 pound grated Monterey Jack, 1/4 cup sliced scallions and 2 minced seeded jalapenos. Top with sour cream and more scallions and jalapenos.
• Chunky Red Mashed Potatoes Cover 2 pounds whole red potatoes with cold salted water; simmer 40 minutes. Drain; do not peel. Smash with 1/2 to 1 stick butter, 3/4 cup hot milk, and salt and pepper.
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TEX-MEX BEEF POT ROAST WITH CORN-CHIPOTLE-CILANTRO MASHED POTATO

Steps:

• ROAST:.
• Sprinkle roast evenly with 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon blackpepper. Brown roast on all sides in hot oil in Dutch oven over high heat.
• Stir together flour, next 4 ingredients and remaining 1 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Whisk in 1 cup warm water until smooth. Add minced garlic and chopped jalapeno.
• Add 2 cups beef broth to Dutch oven. Stir in flour mixture. Bring to a boil over high heat; cover tightly, reduce heat to low and simmer 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until meat is tender, stirring every 20 minutes to prevent sticking.
• CORN-GARLIC-CHIPOTLE-CILANTRO MASHED POTATOES:.
• Preheat oven 400 degrees.
• Cut off pointed end of garlic; place garlic on a piece of aluminum foil and drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Fold foil to seal. Brush corn with 1 tablespoon oil and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake garlic for 1 hour. After 15 minutes, place corn in oven and bake with garlic, 45 more minutes or until corn is golden brown. Squeeze pulp from garlic from garlic cloves and set aside. Let corn cool completely.
• Hold upright on a cutting board and carefully cut downward, cutting kernels from cob. Repeat with each corn cob. Discard cob; set corn aside.
• Cook potatoes in boiling water to cover in a large saucepan until fork-tender, about 15-20 minutes. Drain and return to pan.
• Whisk together reserved roasted garlic pulp, 3/4 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup butter and next 5 ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat until butter melts and mixture is thoroughly heated.
• Mash potatoes slightly, add warm garlic mixture to pan and continue to mash just until blended. Mixture should be coarsely mashed. Stir in chopped cilantro and reserved corn.
• Serve by arranging potatoes on plate and topping with roast and gravy.

FETA-STUFFED RACK OF LAMB WITH PUMPKIN-SEED CRUST AND CHIPOTLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Oil heavy large baking sheet. Toss garlic with 2 teaspoons corn oil in small bowl. Transfer to baking sheet. Roast 6 minutes. Add pumpkin seeds; toss to coat. Roast until seeds and garlic are golden brown, stirring once, about 5 minutes longer. Transfer to rack; cool. Maintain oven temperature.
• Transfer garlic-pumpkin seed mixture to processor. Grind until coarse puree forms. Mix in remaining 2 teaspoons corn oil.
• Using long sharp knife and starting at 1 end of lamb, cut slit in center of each lamb rack half, extending slit to opposite end of lamb. Insert handle of wooden spoon into slit, enlarging slit to 3/4-inch-diameter hole. Combine feta, sun-dried tomatoes, olives and cilantro in large bowl. Fill hole in each lamb rack with feta mixture, dividing equally.
• Transfer lamb to prepared baking sheet. Spread mustard over rounded side of lamb; press 1/4 of pumpkin seed coating into mustard on each lamb rack half. Roast lamb until meat thermometer inserted near center of lamb registers 135°F. for medium-rare, about 25 minutes. Let lamb rest 15 minutes. Spoon 1/3 cup Chipotle Sauce onto each plate. Place 1 lamb rack half atop sauce on each plate. Serve, passing re-maining sauce separately.

TEX-MEX BEEF & RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Brown meat in large nonstick skillet. Meanwhile, mix cream cheese spread, seasoning mix and milk until blended.
• Drain meat; return to skillet. Add cream cheese mixture, tomatoes, corn and onions; mix well.
• Combine rice and 1/2 cup shredded cheese in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; spread to cover bottom of dish. Top with meat mixture and remaining shredded cheese; cover.
• Bake 30 min. or until heated through. Top with crushed chips and cilantro.